Single Anastomosis Sleeve Jejunal Bypass (SASJ) Has Become the Leading Metabolic Bariatric Surgery in Taiwan

Editorial

. 2025 Aug 14.

doi: 10.1007/s11695-025-07995-2. Online ahead of print.

Yu-Hung Lin¹, Kong-Han Ser², Ming-Hsien Lee^{3

4}, Tien-Chou Soong^{5

6}, Wei-Jei Lee⁷

Affiliations

¹ Weight Management Center, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
² Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Center, Ten-Chan General Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
³ Metabolic & Bariatric Surgical Department, Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Taichung, Taiwan.
⁴ Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
⁵ Center for Weight Loss and Health Management, E-DA Dachang Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. tienchou0117@gmail.com.
⁶ College of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. tienchou0117@gmail.com.
⁷ Medical Weight Loss Center, China Medical University Hsinchu Hospital, Hsinchu, Taiwan. wjlee_obessurg_tw@yahoo.com.tw.

Editorial

Yu-Hung Lin et al. Obes Surg. 2025.

. 2025 Aug 14.

doi: 10.1007/s11695-025-07995-2. Online ahead of print.

Yu-Hung Lin¹, Kong-Han Ser², Ming-Hsien Lee^{3

4}, Tien-Chou Soong^{5

6}, Wei-Jei Lee⁷

¹ Weight Management Center, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
² Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Center, Ten-Chan General Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
³ Metabolic & Bariatric Surgical Department, Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Taichung, Taiwan.
⁴ Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
⁵ Center for Weight Loss and Health Management, E-DA Dachang Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. tienchou0117@gmail.com.
⁶ College of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. tienchou0117@gmail.com.
⁷ Medical Weight Loss Center, China Medical University Hsinchu Hospital, Hsinchu, Taiwan. wjlee_obessurg_tw@yahoo.com.tw.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Conflict of Interest: The authors declare no competing interests.

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